AJ McCarron reported close to $100,000 in cash on hand at the end of November, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Alabama Secretary of State this week. McCarron, a former Alabama quarterback, announced his campaign for lieutenant governor in late October.
The filings cover the opening weeks of his campaign for lieutenant governor and show a combination of early large donations and a larger wave of small, individual contributions.
Two initial major contribution reports show that McCarron received two $25,000 contributions from Angus Cooper, president of The Cooper Group of Companies, recorded on November 19 and November 21. Those contributions provided the campaign with its first $50,000 in receipts…